GRE Word List
WILLFUL
obstinately and often perversely self-willed
The meaning of the word willful is obstinately and often perversely self-willed.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| gauche | lacking social experience or grace |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| saboteur | one that practices sabotage |
| wastrel | vagabond |
| ellipsis | the omission of one or more words that are obviously understood but that must be supplied to make a construction grammatically complete |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| revulsion | a strong pulling or drawing away : withdrawal |